Crazy Home Owner’s Life Hacks That Will Make Your Life Easier – bathroom cleaning

By: Fredolin P. Aguinaldo

Finding an easier way to take care of the everyday cleaning the task is a common problem encountered by our cleaning staff (or ourselves) to keep our units in perfect condition. Even though there are specific gadgets or types of equipment that makes such tasks easier, a portion of our income will add up to our operational expenses if we purchase new things.

Don’t you worry! We can do household chores much easier and enjoyable by re-using old and readily available materials and tools direct from our very own stock rooms.

The life hack that you are going to learn from the images featured below is simple tricks that can help make life much easier for you and me. 

Welcome to Ela-G's first collection of life hacks that are being used in our very own home and in on our rental units.

Material and tools:

1. Toilet brush: Select a toilet brush that is made of sturdy plastic brittles. 

2. Electrically driven drill

3. Knife/ Hacksaw

Step-by-step procedure:

1. Choose an old plastic toilet brush or one that is about to be discarded

2. Using a drill chuck adaptor, mark the stem from the brush base.

3. Cut the brush stem with a hacksaw or whatever is available and form the toilet brush stem to suit into the drill hole.

4. Get your hand drill tool and adapt the formed brush stem into the drill hole. Tighten by using the chuck key as shown on the next image.

5. Your DIY cleaning tool is now ready.

Before we proceed to clean the toilet, we have to understand and practice safety precautions and equip ourselves with safety gear when working with electricity especially on a wet surface or workplace.

Personal Protective Equipment:

Extension cord: An extension cord or power extender is a length of flexible electrical power cable with a plug on one end and one "weatherproof adaptor socket" for the drill cord. Never use a multi-socket adaptor for this purpose.

Oil, water and electrical resistant working gloves and electrical resistant shoes: When working on wet environments, always use electrical insulating gloves and shoes that keep you away from electrical pulse or surges.

Now that all safety gears are donned and safety precautions have been reviewed, unclutter and pre-wash the working area with a mixture of water, detergent and other stuff that you might think of.

Plug the extension cord into the nearest safety outlet. On the other end of the electrical cord, plug the drill cord into the weatherproof adapter. Test the drill switch and make sure the brush stem is fully secured into the drill.

After pre-equipment testing, continue to use the drill to scrape away stubborn dirt or watermarks and dirty grout on the tiles and shower basin. Hold the drill in a vertical position to clean tile grout and corners. You can also position horizontally if desired.

After removing all the stubborn debris, blast them with water and dry clean the area. In order to have a more shiny floor, spray the area with vinegar or any product with the same purpose in order to eliminate mold as well.

Here is our sink squeaky clean after an hour of hard work.

With all the hard work I put in, all I could get from my wife was her insisting me to upgrade my insurance policy. Why, what did I do? Help me out.   

REMINDER: Don't mess up with electricity